11 Celebrities from the Arlington Area

Discover stars who were once locals in our second installment of noteworthy folks who grew up here.

Iain Armitage

Why merely be an actor, when you can also be a theater critic, tap dancer, martial artist and magician? Iain Armitage, the young actor whose roles include Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies and Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, grew up in a very theatrical household (including a stage producer mom and a Hamilton cast member dad) in Arlington.